The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) 2022 edition has recognised K&L Gates LLP and several of its lawyers as leaders in nearly 30 practice categories across six countries and regions outside of the United Kingdom. To view the firm’s rankings in the UK, please visit The Legal 500 United Kingdom 2022 edition, published in September 2021.

Published annually, The Legal 500 rankings highlight the practice area teams and practitioners that provide the most cutting-edge and innovative advice to corporate counsel. Research is based on feedback from clients worldwide as well as interviews with leading private practice lawyers.

K&L Gates, as a firm, was recognised in the following categories:

Belgium 

• Aviation
• Commercial, corporate and M&A
• Competition: EU and global 
• Customs, trade, WTO and anti-dumping

France 

• Data privacy and data protection
• Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation 
• Dispute resolution: International arbitration 
• Industry focus: IT and Internet 
• Mergers and acquisitions

Germany 

• Corporate 
• Entertainment
• M&A: mid-sized deals (SUB-€500M)
• Public procurement
• Real estate

Italy

• Banking and finance: borrower side 
• Banking and finance: lender or arranger side
• Commercial, corporate and M&A
• Employment
• Industry Focus: Energy
• Investment funds 
• Real estate and construction 
• Restructuring and insolvency 
• Tax

Qatar

• Commercial, corporate and M&A
• Dispute resolution 
• Projects, real estate and construction

United Arab Emirates 

• Dispute resolution: arbitration and international litigation 
• Employment

K&L Gates individuals recognized were:

• Martin von Albrecht – Entertainment, Germany [Leading Individual]
• Nazanin Aleyaseen – Employment, United Arab Emirates [Leading individual]
• Anna Amprimo – Real estate and construction, Italy [Rising Star]
• Claude-Etienne Armingaud – Data privacy and data protection, France [Leading Individual] 
• Elias Matni – Banking, finance and capital markets, Qatar [Rising Star]
• Giovanni Meschia – Investment funds, Italy [Leading Individual]
• Annette Mutschler-Siebert – Public procurement, Germany [Leading Individual]
• Paolo Rusconi – Restructuring and insolvency, Italy [Leading Individual]

To view the firm’s full rankings and commentary, please visit The Legal 500 EMEA 2022 edition.